Setup a dual operating system on Manjaro.
Setup a dual operating system on Manjaro.
Hello, I'm attempting to run both Windows 10 and Manjaro simultaneously. I've done this before with many other distributions such as Ubuntu Arch and RELINUX, but Manjaro doesn't behave the same way when installed and restarted—it always jumps straight to Windows without letting me choose an OS via GRUB. I've also followed a tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mddQE-g_5mk
For assistance, refer to official documentation rather than video tutorials. There are various possibilities for issues, so providing more details about your setup is important. Start by booting from a live Linux environment, then copy and paste the results of the commands suggested in the guide—particularly if errors appear. Make sure you fully grasp the instructions and tailor them to your system. Begin with UEFI mode, enter Manjaro installation using the link provided, and display the output of "sudo fdisk -l" and "sudo lsblk". Note: You can run fdisk -l or lsblk without chrooting.
Your PC configuration matches the MSI GMA 5 motherboard setup. You’re running an i7 processor with a GTX 1080 Ti, and have a 4790K with DDR3 memory. Storage includes a 1TB M.2 SSD for Windows and Linux installation, plus a 4TB HDD for general use. I created 80GB of free space via Windows Disk Manager. When installing Manjaro, everything went smoothly. However, your mouse and keyboard behave differently depending on the operating system, and the PS2 mouse/keyboard requires multiple attempts to function properly. The system runs in UEFI/Legacy mode.
I adjusted the Windows boot drive to use the mount point "/boot/efi" and everything functioned smoothly. On each startup, the GRUB loader appeared for about five seconds and retained the previous selection. I also set up partitions for Linux swap, /home and the root directory, though I wasn't sure if those were necessary.
You can configure the Windows boot drive to use /boot/efi by editing the boot.ini file or using the system settings. Make sure the EFI system partition is set correctly and the boot order reflects your changes.
He seems to be talking about the location of your boot partition. Running fdisk -l will show a tiny EFI partition. You should add this partition to /boot in fstab. Also, verify your BIOS boot sequence—if GRUB isn't listed, it means the issue isn't with fstab. You'll need to reinstall GRUB.